Profile: Jayson Nix shares at least two traits with his brother Laynce: (1) a superfluous and annoying “y” in his first name, and (2) the ability to do just enough things non-horribly to hang around a Major League roster. Nix is best suited to be a part-timer, but fantasy players should still pay attention since Nix has as good a chance as anyone at the moment to get most of the starts given the team’s lack of alternatives (third-base prospect Lonnie Chisenhall likely doesn’t figure into Cleveland’s plans in a significant way until 2012). It’s not as if Nix is a sure thing, but the loser of the Jason Donald-Luis Valbuena battle at second likely isn’t much of a threat. A bit of power aside, a chance at playing time is about all Nix really offers fantasy players in 2011. He doesn’t hit for average or take many walks, and his low on-base percentage cuts into his chances to utilize his above-average speed. Given playing time, he might hit .260/.330./.420 with around 10 steals, but that’s probably a bit optimistic for a prototypical utility infielder. Nonetheless, he should be drafted in all deep leagues. (Matt Klaassen)

The Quick Opinion: Nix will probably start 2011 as Cleveland’s third baseman. That says more about the state of the franchise than about Nix.

Profile: Jayson Nix played 46 games with Toronto in 2011 -- 41 at third base because the Edwin Encarnacion experiment at the hot corner was an unmitigated disaster. While Nix is a reliable utility defensive infielder, he can’t hit. And that’s a problem. Signed by the New York Yankees to a Minor League deal, Nix isn’t a relevant fantasy option in 2012. (Navin Vaswani)

Profile: Jayson Nix is your standard utility infielder: no hit, decent glove, plays three infield positions. He’s thirty now, so what you see is what you get: A .230 hitter with single-digit power and speed, maybe a couple of walks here and there. The Yankees were quick to re-sign him for 2013, however, because of the fragility of their infield situation. The team has lost its admiration for Eduardo Nunez, so Nix will be the first man to step in for 34-year-old Kevin Youkilis, 37-year-old Derek Jeter, and 31-year-old Robinson Cano. Okay, Cano’s not old, but he’s human. People slip in the shower. So what we’re looking at is a mediocre hitter who could earn 300 or 400 PAs if things break right; if your league is so deep that playing time trumps talent, keep Nix in mind. Otherwise, please don’t. (Patrick Dubuque)

The Quick Opinion: When he isn’t doing things that result in the loss of beloved American heroes, there isn’t much interesting about Jayson Nix. But with the Yankees infield situation, he’ll have opportunities to get into the lineup.

Profile: Nix was forced into action more than the Yankees would have liked in 2013 thanks to the Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez injuries. He responded by doing what he always does, hitting poorly and playing iffy defense. Now he'll get to do that in Tampa Bay, maybe. The stable of light-hitting infielders that can play multiple positions is fairly crowded in that city. (Erik Hahmann)

The Quick Opinion: Signed to a minor league deal by Tampa Bay, Nix can play multiple infield positions and doesn’t totally embarrass himself at the plate. He'll be insurance at Triple-A if Sean Rodriguez or Logan Forsythe goes down for an extended period.

Profile: Nix, 32, elected to become a free agent after he declined an assignment to Triple-A in the Royals system. Should he resurface with a major league team for 2015, however, the infielder and his lifetime .212/.282/.345 slash line would have very limited fantasy value, even if he did steal 13 bases as recently as 2013 and had back-to-back seasons of double digit home runs in 2009-10. (Karl de Vries)